Effects of acetyl-L-carnitine on the formation of fatty acid ethyl esters in brain and peripheral organs after short-term ethanol administration in rat

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 167-174

  Calabrese, V ^a   Scapagnini, G ^a   Catalano, C ^a   Dinotta, F ^a   Bates, T E ^b   Calvani, M ^c   Stella, A M Giuffrida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Sigma Tau SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetyl L carnitine; Ethanol; Fatty acid ethyl ester synthase; Fatty acid ethyl esters; Glutathione S transferase; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FATTY ACID ESTER; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; LEVACECARNINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ACETYLCARNITINE; ACYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; BRAIN; ETHANOL; FATTY ACIDS; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIPID PEROXIDES; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034940750     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011003030287     Document Type: Article

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